The Better Way

 Martha bids Jesus welcome,

Flings wide the door and greets Him warmly,

Then turns away and races for the kitchen

To prepare a feast fit for the King of Kings

While Mary kneels before Him in the household dust

To wash His feet.

Up to her elbows in flour, kneading bread,

Martha lends half an ear to the Master's words,

But Mary, hungry for other things,

Sits quietly consuming the Bread of Life.

Martha works and frets and throws herself

Into doing the things that need...